Google Wallet Expands Globally with Enhanced Features
Google Wallet Expands Globally, Adding Convenience to Mobile Payments
Global Availability and Bank Partnerships
Google Wallet is taking a significant leap in its global expansion, as it recently added support for dozens of US banks and credit institutions. This monumental milestone makes Google Wallet one of the largest mobile payment services in the United States. But that’s not all – the search giant has also announced that its wallet.google.com website will be available in 43 new countries, bringing the total number of supported nations to 58.
Where in the World is Google Wallet Available?
According to the latest update, Google Wallet for Android is now available in:
- Bermuda
- Cambodia
- El Salvador
- Guernsey
- Kosovo
- Morocco
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Tajikistan
Additionally, wallet.google.com is launching in:
- Austria
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Monaco
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- San Marino
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Thailand
- UK
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- Vietnam
Convenience Features and Updates
To make the passes experience more seamless, Google Wallet has introduced several updates and features. For instance:
- Train tickets from Gmail are now surfaced in Google Wallet when a user buys a ticket and receives confirmation in their Gmail.
- The closed loop transition API now supports physical to digital card conversion for developers.
- Wear OS support has been launched, featuring grouped passes, pass archives, and unscannable passes for an enhanced experience.
Future Developments
This update is just the beginning of Google’s "journey to make it available to every GPay and Wallet user." Expect wallet.google.com to become available in more countries in the coming months.
